| 'K |
Kangaroo |
An Australian born person; a representative Australian
footballer; a prison warder |
| Kangaroo
court |
Being
judged by people with no prove |
| Kangaroo
fence |
A
fence constructed of rough logs placed upright close together |
| Kangaroo
land |
Australia |
| Kangarooer |
A
person who hunts Kangaroos |
| Kangaroos
in one's top paddock -to have- |
To be
silly or crazy |
| Keep a
dog and bark yourself -why- |
A
self explanatory sentence |
| Keep
down |
To
retain a job; to hold out against a competition |
| Keep
nit |
To
mount guard; to keep watch |
| Keep
out of the rain |
Avoid trouble |
| Keep
your end up |
To do
your bit in any joint activity |
| Kelly |
A
crow; an axe |
| Kelly
gang |
Any
group of people who make ruthless financial demands |
| Kelly
-Ned- |
Any
person of buccaneering business habits |
| Kelpie |
A
widely used type of sheepdog |
| Kennedy
rot |
Land
scurvy |
| Kenso |
Kensington
racecourse and/or district |
| Key |
The
Habitual Criminals Act of 1905, or detention under this Act, eg "He's done his spin
(five years) and he's into his key now" |
| Kia
ora |
Goodbye |
| Kick |
Pocket |
| Kick
in -to- |
To
contribute money to something |
| Kick
off |
To die |
| Kick
the bucket |
To
die |
| Kidman's
blood mixture |
Treacle |
| Kidney
pie |
Flattery |
Kidstakes |
Pretence; nonsense |
| Killer |
The
straw that breaks the camel's back; a sheep designed for mutton |
| Kindy |
Kindergarten |
| King
dick |
A
boss; a leader |
King hit |
A
knock out blow |
| Kip
-a- |
A
narrow strip of wood, wide enough and long enough to accommodate two pennies, used in
tossing the coins in two-up; to sleep |
| Kip
-to- |
To
sleep |
| Kiss
the cross |
To be
knocked out in a fight |
| Kiwi |
A New
Zealander |
| Knackered
-to be- |
To
be tired |
| Knackers |
Testicles |
| Knickers |
Female
underwear |
| Knife
edge |
A
sand dune ridge in the desert |
| Knob |
A
double headed penny |
| Knock |
To
criticise unfavourably; to consume a drink; to rape |
| Knock
back |
A
rebuff or disappointment |
| Knock
down |
A
formal introduction |
| Knock
off -to- |
To
finish work; to steal something |
| Knock
out -to- |
To
earn a sum of money |
| Knock
rotten |
To
trounce or defeat thoroughly |
| Knock
shop |
Bordell |
| Knocked
up |
Being
pregnant |
| Knocker |
A
persistently unfavourable critic; a book maker who welshes on his clients |
| Knotted
-get- |
Go
away and leave me alone |
| Knuckle
-close to the- |
Vulgar;
indecent |
| Knuckle
on -go the- |
To
cheat; to defraud; to take down |
